- Covers all important debates in U.S. constitutionalism, organized by historical era
- Clearly lays out the political and legal contexts in chapter introductions
- Integrates more documents and cases than any other text on the market, including decisions made by elected officials and state courts
- Offers numerous pedagogical features, including topical sections within each historical chapter, bulleted lists of major developments, explanatory headnotes for the readings, questions on court cases, illustrations and political cartoons, tables, and suggested readings
New to this Edition:
- Updated cases, analysis, illustrations, and figures through 2021 Supreme Court session